44 results for “insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus”
67y · Female·unable to determine
A 67-year-old woman was found deceased in her home after an 8-day period since last being seen alive. The cause of death could not be determined at autopsy due to decomposition. Critical clinical lessons emerged from the…
75y · Male·Hypovolemic shock caused by multiple injuries to the chest, abdomen and pelvis s…
A 75-year-old retired professor died from hypovolemic shock due to multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash. He exited a service station onto the Midland Highway without giving way to an oncoming vehicle trav…
53y · Male·Pneumonia due to hepatic encephalopathy due to cirrhosis; chronic pancreatitis w…
…tal while in custody. He had end-stage liver disease, hepatic encephalopathy, and multiple comorbidities (diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, hypertension). During remand at a correctional centre, he received regular medi…
60y · Male·Drowning; elevated blood ethanol level
Nicholas Lobo, aged 60, died by drowning with elevated blood alcohol (0.21%). He was discharged from acute psychiatric inpatient care to a rehabilitation facility on a Community Treatment Order after recent diagnosis of …
81y · Male·Consequences of bowel obstruction
Ronald Turner, an 81-year-old man in lawful custody, died from consequences of bowel obstruction with aspiration pneumonia. He had a history of recurrent sigmoid volvulus despite previous surgery. On 22 January 2020, he …
85y · Male·metastatic prostate cancer
An 85-year-old man died of metastatic prostate cancer while in custody serving a sentence for historical child sexual offences. He had declined investigation and treatment for prostate cancer when an enlarged prostate wa…
58y · Male·Unascertained causes
…may have been due to undetected cardiovascular disease, as the patient had multiple cardiac risk factors (diabetes, obesity, smoking). Clinicians should not over-interpret elevated post-mortem clozapine levels without au…
51y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to ischaemic heart disease
Andrew Campbell, a 51-year-old disability pensioner with multiple serious medical conditions (Type 1 diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, hypertension), died of cardiac arrest on 16 July 2008, six days after moving in…
68y · Male·Abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) precipitated by coronary atherosclerosis and …
John Martin Heywood, a 68-year-old prisoner, died of natural causes (arrhythmia precipitated by coronary atherosclerosis and phaeochromocytoma) while in custody at the Princess Alexandra Hospital Secure Unit. He had been…
68y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease (operated); severe native coronary artery atheroma with …
Brian John Schulze, aged 68, died of ischaemic heart disease (operated) while subject to a Mental Health Act inpatient treatment order at Flinders Medical Centre. He presented with falls, confusion, and agitation followi…
57y · Female·right bronchopneumonia following hypoxic brain damage secondary to cardiac arres…
A 57-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia and non-insulin dependent diabetes was admitted to a psychiatric ward after detention under the Mental Health Act. She was found in cardiac …
89y · Male·congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic heart disease and aortic valve steno…
Ronald Thomas Robjohns, 89, died of congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic heart disease and aortic valve stenosis while detained under the Mental Health Act at Glenside Hospital. He was admitted following severe de…
66y · Male·hepatorenal failure and biliary sepsis complicating common bile duct obstruction
A 66-year-old man incarcerated in Port Lincoln Prison died from hepatorenal failure and biliary sepsis complicating common bile duct obstruction. He presented with progressive jaundice, dark urine, and signs of liver fai…
53y · Male·Multiple injuries from being run over by a waste removal truck
Michael Joseph Bottomley, a 53-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependency, depression, diabetes, and hepatitis C, was fatally struck by a waste removal truck in a Perth laneway at 11:55 pm on 3 May 201…
52y · Female·Spinal injuries sustained in falls in a woman with multiple medical comorbiditie…
Caroline Monique Hall, a 52-year-old woman with intellectual disability, epilepsy, schizophrenia, and multiple comorbidities living in supported disability accommodation, died from spinal injuries sustained in falls. She…
41y · Male·atropine toxicity
A 41-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, intellectual disability and sexual offending history died from atropine toxicity after ingesting 6-8ml of atropine liquid prescribed for hyper-salivation. He had been disc…
69y · Female·Respiratory obstruction by aspirated food (Brussels sprout, chicken and carrots)…
Helena Czekajlo, aged 69, died from respiratory obstruction by aspirated food (Brussels sprout) at a nursing home. She had dementia and schizophrenia with a documented obsession about food and tendency to eat hurriedly. …
71y · Male·Positional asphyxia
A 71-year-old man with severe dementia died from positional asphyxia when his neck became wedged in a gate at an aged care facility. He had demonstrated multiple escape attempts within days of admission, with staff docum…
72y · Male·acute gangrene of colon with probable perforation along with bowel obstruction a…
Giovanni Bertoncini, a 72-year-old man with diabetes and cardiac disease, presented to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on Christmas Day 2002 with acute abdomina…
71y · Male·Subdural haemorrhage on a background of an unwitnessed fall and anticoagulation …
A 71-year-old man with diabetes, ischaemic heart disease and osteomyelitis presented with fever and hypoglycaemia. He met Red Zone sepsis…
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